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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

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454cid wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 21:57
abscate wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 18:25 Decided I will do the valve job on Shagg.

In my new garage.

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Won't you overheat in your coveralls??? :D
It’s air conditioned.

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abscate wrote: 21 Apr 2023, 02:50
454cid wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 21:57
abscate wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 18:25 Decided I will do the valve job on Shagg.

In my new garage.

😀😀😀
Won't you overheat in your coveralls??? :D
It’s air conditioned.

😀😀😀
Woah, are you allowed to work in such conditions?
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 214k
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
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00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
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When I moved my Local Old Volvo Employees P0455 Union informed me that all garages are to be both heated and/or airconditioned. Union dues are four liters of used oil per quarter.
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So no more use oil for me?? :o :cry:

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scot850 wrote: 21 Apr 2023, 10:06 So no more use oil for me?? :o :cry:

Neil.
I figured you must be the guy collecting said union dues! :lol:
00 V70R Venetian Red/Charcoal M56 Swapped 214k
07 XC90 V8 AWD Sport Titanium Grey/Black 220k
92 245 White/Beige 249k
91 944 Turbo 175k
…and a bunch of other stuff
Sold-
03 S60 2.4T
00 S70 GLT
98 V70 GLT
93 944
98 S90
95 850 GLT
01 S60 2.4T
05 S60R M66
08 S40 2.4i
88 744 Turbo M46

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The Shagg-Eagle has landed….
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Scottish Mafia..........! 8) 8) :lol: :lol:
2006 V70 2.5T AWD Polestar tune
2000 V70 R - still being an endless PITA
2006 XC70 - Our son now has this and still parked in our garage
2003 Toyota 4Runner V8 Limited
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1998 V70 XC - Sold
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Another milestone reached at the dizzy heights of 62,000 tonight
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Anyone going to the FCP Volvo/Saab event this Sunday at Limerock Connecticut?
1998 V70XC black 183xxx
2014 S80 T6 AWD 110xxx
1998 V70XC nautic blue 155xxx
1997 850 GLT 123xxx
2024 Honda CRF110F
Previous Volvos:
1997 850 GLT 239,577
1998 V70 NA silver 202,510
1994 850 NA gray 125,000
1998 V70 NA white 163xxx

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P80GLT wrote: 21 Apr 2023, 14:01 Another milestone reached at the dizzy heights of 62,000 tonight

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That's just not fair
1998 V70XC black 183xxx
2014 S80 T6 AWD 110xxx
1998 V70XC nautic blue 155xxx
1997 850 GLT 123xxx
2024 Honda CRF110F
Previous Volvos:
1997 850 GLT 239,577
1998 V70 NA silver 202,510
1994 850 NA gray 125,000
1998 V70 NA white 163xxx

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